These are contests and fellowships for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and journalism, with prizes up to $100,000. The contests are, very loosely, divided geographically. A couple of the deadlines are in December. – S. Kalekar Defenestration.net Lengthy Poem Contest They are reading entries for a lengthy poem, of at least three 120 lines, or roughly…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of 17 calls for pitches directly from editors. We’ve researched payment rates and found contact information and submission guidelines pages, to make it easier for you to connect with the right editor. But it’s not always easy to get a pitch accepted. As writers, we’ve all been there –…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of traditional jobs for writers, editors, and journalists. Many of these are remote opportunities, though they are mostly open to people in the U.S. Companies in this list include Insider, Axios, IGN, Bloomberg, and Popular Mechanics. Salaries go all the way up to $220,00 for a features editor position,…

Dear Writers, Here are 15 magazines and websites that pay freelance writers for writing on food an recipes. We’ve researched payment rates and contact information for all of these publishers, to make it easier for you to connect with the right editor. Please do not contact these publications unless you’re confident you are sending a…

Dear Writers, Here’s our latest roundup of calls for pitches directly from editors. Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch. If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started: How to Write a Pitch that Gets You Paid (Based on Real-World Examples) How to Pitch a Listicle…

The Light Bringer Project is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to fostering community and creativity through art and education. They are currently hosting a short story contest called The Omega Sci-Fi awards, which seeks to empower emerging writers to explore the challenges and moral dilemmas faced by humanity through the lens of science fiction….

 Mun-Keat Looi is International Features Editor at The BMJ. He lectures on journalism at Imperial College London and is an author on two books, ‘Big Questions in Science: The quest to solve the great unknowns‘ (2013) and the Geek Guide to Life (2016). He has written and produced news, features, podcasts, and videos. Here he’s…